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Alphonse Mattia
born Philadelphia, PA 1947-died East Bay, RI 2023
Born
Philadelphia,
Pennsylvania
, United States
Died
East Bay,
Rhode Island
, United States
Active in
Providence, Rhode Island, United States
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(1 item)
Diptych of Model C, from the series Sex Appeal
Artist
Albert Arthur Allen
Date
ca. 1925
gelatin silver print
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